Over the summer, students tend to lose some of what they’ve learned the past year. My best advice is to keep the learning going with these simple ways to help prevent the summer slide after Kindergarten at home. What is the “Summer Slide”? The “Summer Slide” is a nickname for
Sensory bins are a perfect way to keep Preschool, Pre-K, and Kindergarten learners engaged in hands-on learning during the summer! These fun and easy summer sensory bin ideas help children explore phonics, math, and fine motor skills while encouraging creativity and play. Whether you’re a teacher, homeschool parent, or caregiver,
It’s the end of the year again, which means it’s time to clean up your classroom. Honestly, I actually enjoyed cleaning up my classroom each year, because it gave me the ability to start with a fresh slate each year. However, it does take a lot of time to do
It’s almost the end of the year! Your Kindergarteners have been hard at work all year and their growth is truly amazing! The last few weeks of school, I love reading some fun end of year books with them to get them excited for next year as First Graders. Here’s
Every year I’ve taught Kindergarten, I’ve been able to teach long vowels in some capacity. Some years, I may just be teaching what a long vowel sound is and going over CVCe words. Other years, my Kindergarten students are able to identify long vowel patterns, read words, and even spell
If your Kindergarten students have mastered CVC words, then you can teach them CVCe words next! Not every curriculum includes CVCe words at the Kindergarten level, but it is helpful to introduce them to CVCe words and short or long vowel sounds before they go to First Grade. Today, I
Once your Kindergarten students have mastered how to blend, spell, and read CVC words fluently, you may find yourself wondering—what’s next? One of the next foundational phonics skills to introduce is consonant blends. In this post, I’m sharing my favorite consonant blends for Kindergarten activities that you can use during
Once your Kindergarten students learn how to blend, spell, and read CVC words fluently, you may wonder, well where do I go from here? The next phonics skill I work on with my students is digraphs or consonant blends. Today, I will share some of my favorite hands-on and engaging
Now more than ever teachers are turning to technology to use digital ELA centers with their students. The two main platforms for easy to use digital activities are Google Slides and Boom Cards. There are pros and cons to using either platform In a survey with more than 1,000 teachers,
